Browse > Home News / UNGA – Israeli PM sends a defiant message, denouncing pressure for a Palestinian state – J-WireUNGA – Israeli PM sends a defiant message, denouncing pressure for a Palestinian stateRead on for articleRejecting the idea of a Palestinian state outright and vowing to finish the war, unless Hamas lays down its arms and frees the hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly in New York today. Addressing the hostages, first in Hebrew and then in English, the PM said: “Dear heroic brothers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is speaking to you. It’s insane, and we won’t do it.”Every time we hear that things will be different,’ said the Israeli Prime Minister, without anything changing. ‘After October 7, many leaders supported Israel,’ Netanyahu recalled. It is an accusation against weak leaders.’Before closing, the Prime Minister said: ‘The atrocities committed on 7 October have happened many times in the history of my people.